Paris Fashion Week Days 6-9 Schedule

Don't you want to know the schedule of Alexander McQueen's fashion show, as well as other remarkable names in the fashion world like Chanel, Valentino, Elie Saab, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, John Galliano and a lot more?

Ask no more because here is the daily schedule of runway shows starting today (September 30) until Wednesday, next week (October 3):

Sunday (September 30)

16:00 = Kenzo
17:00 = Andrew GN
18:00 = Costume National
19:00 = Celine
21:00 = Maison Rabih Kayrouz
22:00 = Hermes
23:00 = John Galliano
24:00 = Akris

Monday (September 31)

2:00 = Givenchy
16:00 = Stella McCartney
17:00 = Sacai
17:30 = Maiyet
18:00 = Leonard
19:30 = Giambattista Valli
21:00 = Valentin Yudashkin
22:00 = Chloe
23:00 = Pedro Laurenco
24:00 = Amaya Arzuaga

Tuesday (October 1)

2:00 = Saint Laurent
16:00 = Chanel
17:30 = Agnes B
18:00 = Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
19:30 = Hakaan
20:00 = Valentino
22:00 = Paco Rabanne
23:30 = Shiatzy Chen
24:30 = Paul & Joe

Wednesday (October 2)

2:00 = Alexander McQueen
16:00 = Louis Vuitton
16:30 = Talbot Runhof
20:00 = Miu Miu
22:30 = Elie Saab

Lanvin Spring-Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Lanvin Spring-Summer 2013

Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Raf Simons, Creative Director

Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2013

Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2013

Break a Leg - Join Lee's Raw Talent X Denim Heritage STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

Hey, budding fashion cognoscente it seems like today is your lucky day as LEE opens its doors for fresh and new creative minds to join their team. If you are 18-25 years of age and is currently enrolled in a university/college in the Philippines, then, you can just be the next "it" person in fashion. 

Here is the link for their online registration: http://leejeans.com.ph/fb/

However, before you submit your application make sure to read the mechanics first. Don't get too excited or you might just be disqualified. :-)

HOW TO JOIN:

1. Open to students18-25 years of age, must be currently enrolled in a university/college or institution in the Philippines. You must be a resident of the Philippines in the duration of the competition.
2. Contest applicants must be in excellent physical and mental health.
3. Contest applicants must not have any relevant experience in the category they are applying for. Applicant requirements are as follows:
   • Designer-stylist - basic knowledge of sewing and pattern-making is a plus
   • Multimedia artist - must have own laptop capable of graphics and video editing
   • Photo - videographer - must possess a digital SLR camera with video capabilities
   • Models - female must be at least be 5’6 in height; male must be at least be 5’10 in height
4. All interested applicants must complete an online application form at www.leejeans.com.ph/fb. Including a 200 word essay answering: "Why should we choose you?" and attach a recent photo(2x2) together with the following requirements based on the category they are applying for. Each applicant can only apply once.
   • Designer-stylist - submit 2 design sketches for Lee jeans with the theme ‘Free Your Nightside’; attach 2 photos of your works (styling/designs/school project related to fashion).
   • Multimedia artist - submit 3 sample graphic design works and share a link of a video edited school project/demo reel (limit to 3 min. video).
   • Photo-videographer - submit 2 fashion-photography school project/sample works and share a link of a video edited school project/demo reel (limit to 3 min. video).
   • Models - submit 3 photos of yourself (1 headshot, 1 half body, 1 full body).
5. The Preliminaries
   • Selected student applicants will undergo a screening process by a panel of judges composed of the Lee creative team. They will be asked to present sample of their works.
   • A total of 25 students will be selected as finalists composing 5 teams. For each group we will assign 3 designer- stylist, 1 multimedia artist, 1 photo-videographer.
   • Student model applicants will undergo a separate model selection facilitated in different universities supervised and judged by the Lee creative team. Casting call will be announced at a later date. 10 models will be selected.
   • Metro manila preliminary interviews will be conducted from 09/26/12-09/29/12 at 2d LPL Suites Legaspi St., Legaspi Village, Makati, Philippines; Cebu preliminary interviews will be done online.

THE FINALISTS

1. Finalists will be advised via email and phone call. They will be requested to present their registration forms and IDs with proof of age.
2. The finalists will undergo a series of trainings from the Lee team and notable people from the fashion industry. From there they will create works which will be presented during the Lee Philippine Fashion Week SS13 at SM MOA on 10/26/12.
3. Their works will be produced and showcased in Philippine Fashion Week; all expenses incurred and assistance needed for them to produce their works will be shouldered by Lee Philippines.

THE RULES OF THE COMPETITION:

1. Finalist will be grouped into teams based on their universities/schools. If there are not enough finalists from their universities/schools to complete a team they will be combined with other university finalists.
2. Each team will be assigned a collection from Lee jeans Philippine Fashion Week SS13 collection. From there each team member is to contribute based on their category assignments.
   • Designer-stylist- style their group's collection for Philippine Fashion Week
   • Multimedia artist- submit a 5 minute edited video of their collection for Philippine Fashion Week
   • Photo-videographer- submit materials for the edited video for their collection for Philippine fashion week
   • Models- model the assigned collection to them during Philippine fashion week
3. Our Team's final work for Philippine Fashion Week will be judged by a group of judges from Lee Jeans and Top Philippine Fashion Insiders. Judges will choose a winning team based on the criteria provided.
• Creativity and originality 40%
• Alignment with brand image 30%,
• Cohesiveness of presentation 20%
• Over-all stage impact 10%
• Total: 100%
4. Individual awards will be based on the following criteria.
   • Storytelling/styling/stage presence 50%
   • Over-all stage impact 50%
   • Total: 100%

HOW TO CELEBRATE YOUR WIN

1. The grand prize winners will receive the following:
   • 500 USD cash each member tax-free (team composed of five: 3 designer - stylist, 1 multimedia artist, 1 photo-videographer.)
   • 500 USD cash, tax-free for the student model grand prize winner
   • Total of 3,000 USD in cash
2. Special prizes will be awarded to the following:
   • 200 USD cash, tax-free each. (best designer-stylist, best multi-media artist, best photo-videographer)
3. Finalists and winners will also be included in pr material released pre and post event. Including viral media material and outdoor media.

FINE PRINT

The participant and the work

1. The participant declares:
• All works made for the competition remain properties of Lee Philippines.
• All video recordings from screening to Philippine Fashion Week are made for use of Lee Philippines.
• All decisions by Lee Philippines will be deemed final and irrevocable.
• The owners, management, employees of Authentic American Apparel Inc., their advertising agencies and relatives up to the 2nd degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from joining the competition.
2. By joining the contest, the participant agrees to all the rules of the competition.

Check the mechanics here: http://leejeans.com.ph/fb/Full-Mechanics-Student-Design-Competition-2012.htm

GOODLUCK!!!

Today is the last day of filing!!! Break a leg! :-)

BALMAIN Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

BALMAIN Spring/Summer 2013

Roberto Cavalli Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Roberto Cavalli Spring/Summer 2013

 

Emilio Pucci Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Emilio Pucci Spring/Summer 2013

GUCCI Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Gucci Spring/Summer 2013

Gucci Handbags

Diane von Furstenberg - Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Diane von Furstenberg Spring/Summer 2013

See Sarah Jessica Parker as Vogue Editor on Glee

According to the sources, Anna Wintour, American Vogue Editor, personally helped on the wardrobe selection for Sarah Jessica Parker's character - which includes pieces from Prabal Gurung, Altuzarra, Belstaff and Fendi.

Sex and the City Fanatics you heard it right! Indeed, we will be seeing Sarah Jessica Parker on Glee as she plays the fictional character, Isabelle Wright, fashion editor of American Vogue. Well, apparently the journalistic vibe is already a part of her.

I just can't wait for tomorrow's episode, given the fact that I'm a Gleek and a Sex and the City zealous follower from its old glories up to now.

In the scene that will be aired on Thursday (September 27, 2012), Kurt Hummel (played by Chris Colfer), is seen having an interview with Isabelle (played by Sarah J.P.). Whether he will land a job on Vogue.com or not, we'll never know until tomorrow!!

To placate your curiosity, go take a look at the preview of Isabelle and Kurt's fashion discourse below:

Material Success (2012 Documentary)

Material Success is the WINNER of BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE  at The Toronto Independent Film Festival.

OFFICIAL TRAILER


Following the misadventures of the eccentric designer Bruno Ierullo as he readies for his first fashion show following a personal tragedy that inspires him to risk his life savings on a mid-life career change into the art. Taking the viewer behind-the-scenes of the processes and people involved in preparing the unusually large 300 plus garment collection for the runway within a mere month's time, Material Success features fly-on-the-wall observations and confessionals from the squirrely designer and his tireless band of colleagues that reveal his kaleidoscope art to be a reflection of his iconoclasm. 
Peering into the world of fashion production and the different processes and people involved—from textile shops, to local leathersmiths and a button factory—hilarity ensues as the show day approaches, ego's clash and the devote friendship between Susana Benevides, the collections production manager, and the designer is revealed. 

The feature film debut of director Jesse Mann, MATERIAL SUCCESS paints a quirky world literally filled to the rafters with colour, where friendship and courage can inspire change at any moment in your life.

(Texts taken from the video's description on youtube)

Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2013

Victoria Beckham Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Victoria, Victoria Beckham Spring/Summer 2013

Rodarte Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Rodarte Spring/Summer 2013

Fendi Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Fendi Spring/Summer 2013

Oscar de la Renta - Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Oscar de la Renta Spring/Summer 2013

Versace - Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Versace - Spring/Summer 2013

Burberry Prorsum - Spring/Summer 2013 l Ready-to-Wear

Burberry Prorsum Spring/Summer 2013

DOLCE & GABBANA - SPRING/SUMMER 2013 l READY-TO-WEAR

by Raymond "Ube" Umpa

Sicilian vibe is in again with an aggregate of explosive colors emitting the vibrancy of the season, coupled with the artisanal touch of the island's outstanding penchant for handicrafts as seen in the collection's brassiere tops and skirts --- indeed, the boys did it again.

Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce's Spring 2013 Collection inundated the runway with vivid prints that reflect a mettlesome atmosphere radiating out utterly from the bandana headscarves, raffia sandals and winklespickers --- trends which transport us back in time, yet now, reintroduced again with more oomph. 

The silhouettes were comparably evocative-seductive in a hodgepodge of full, pencil and short skirts in flowing light satin organza and silk cloque, as well as in the sweltering sultry presence of puff-ball beach rompers.

For the finale pieces, the house's signature Sicilian widow mantilla lace partnered with the elaborate full skirt dress made of straw stole the limelight --- a perfect way of ending the show with drama and lasting Sicilian impression. 

Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2013

The September Issue

What's the frisson about this?

Honestly speaking, my knowledge about "The September Issue" is only confined to the idea that it has something to do about this month's (What month is it now, again?) issue of Vogue. This magazine, being inarguably the biggest and most popular fashion magazine worldwide releases its thickest issue within the year. Hence, it is a lollapalooza in the fashion world that almost every trendsetter and fashion-inclined person in the metropolis waits with too much excitement. I can even imagine the hubbab of the mob in the magazine stands.

Moreover, this issue also highlights the trends in fall. If you don't want to be left behind the style of the season, then, you should really grab a copy of The September Issue. Without a doubt, the magazine can be pricey for the average earner. But, if there is an issue that you should buy, it's this; no more, no less.

For this year, Lady Gaga got the coveted slot of being featured in the cover of Vogue's 916 page September Issue. 

F.Y.I. There is also a movie entitled, "The September Issue", which is about Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparation for the 2007 fall-fashion issue from which Sienna Miller was the cover.

In our local vicinage, the various "it" magazines in fashion also has their share of the September Issue's spotlight. Below are the cover of the September Issue or the so-called, "Fashion Issue" of Metro, Mega and Preview.

Enjoy!! ;-)

What is Fashion Cognoscenti?

co·gno·scen·ti  [kon-yuh-shen-tee, kog-nuh-] 

plural noun, singular co·gno·scen·te 

persons who have superior knowledge and understanding of a particular field, especially in the fine arts, literature, and world of fashion.

Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	authority
Synonyms:	connoisseur, critic, expert, insider, judge,specialist

The definitions above partly sufficed one's curiosity as far as the sole meaning of the word, "cognoscenti" is concerned. However, the use of such word together with fashion narrowed down the implication of its meaning to persons who have superior knowledge and understanding of the world of fashion. But, still, it doesn't stop there.

The real essence why I put up this blog is for it to serve as a mecca for fashion, where fashion cognoscenti and individuals who just have an undying love for this field could come together, share one's knowledge and expertise, provide updates on the current and upcoming trends and basically discuss about anything within the realm of fashion.

So, to make it crystal clear, this blog isn't biased to the fashion aristocrats. Instead, it is a central hub for every fashion-fixated individual.

See you around, fashion cognoscente!